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Hester Peirce, known as ‘Crypto Mom’, departs SEC effective October 2

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Hester Peirce is set to leave the SEC on October 2 after nearly nine years on the commission, and Regent University School of Law has already announced her move into an associate professor role in November. Her exit comes as she has been a visible figure on digital-asset policy and as several crypto rulemaking items remain in progress.

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Hester Peirce plans to leave the SEC on October 2 after nearly nine years at the agency.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Will Leave Agency on Oct. 2
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She is set to join Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Will Leave Agency on Oct. 2
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Peirce submitted her resignation letter to the White House, with the effective end of her duties set for October 2, 2026.
Hester Peirce, Known as “Crypto Mom”, Steps Down From the SEC
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Paul Atkins and Mark Uyeda are left to handle a crypto offering proposal that is still open for comment.
Hester Peirce’s exit puts the SEC’s unfinished crypto agenda in two hands

What it means

Users watching SEC digital-asset policy, and companies that have been following the agency’s crypto agenda, see a commissioner leave just as the commission continues work on crypto items. The move also matters for the SEC itself, because two active commissioners remain after her departure on October 2.

What changes in practice is that Peirce is no longer at the commission after nearly nine years, and the SEC’s crypto portfolio continues without her in office. At the same time, the custody proposal issued on October 1 and the open-comment crypto offering proposal show that the agency’s work remains in motion.

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Crypto Economy context
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